New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-19
TIE Talk or the DAY.

Tho country ministers Of Vermont study theology
in winter and chthyology in summer
Tho European dialogue: Russlas pushing:
NO amt Austria hats pushing ms CO II s soet
whllc tho quarrclers come nearer TO blows all tho
time. tlo,tOn Transcript.
TIA, nnh annual convention Of the Modern Lam
gua.c alton of America Will begin IT'S sessions
in tho University of Pennsylvania and will remain
I'm session three days. James Russell Lo"eh Is 'ho
president OF tho association.
Turtles have been discovered imheddcd only MIN,
inches In tho mud hence the winter VIII DO a HEht
ono An old rcsdcntcr down In CnuDerlan,a 'Du Ely
has found The d,coIored head Of largo splho IN INC
gylard Of a hen therefore the winter VIII DO hs!u
One.-lOn cry BLIZZARD
on tho 18th % June, 1854. the United States
steamer Kcasargo sunk the Alabama And on tho
iotn of june lsss. the Republican National Con
ventlon Will pour fatal broadsdc into tho old Demo
cratic hulk that has long been menace to na'isa-
ton.
Democratic ticket for lass: For President. Grover
Cleveland. 81 Ncw-lork: for Vice Prc>idcnt-any un-
reconstructed rcbcl-lst Louis Globe Democrat
To save expense. tho proprieiors Of some of tho
largo city dry goods stores adorn their establishments
with wlcaihs OF cast iron holly leaves, painted
green Instead Of with tho usual wteahs OF tho real
article for Christmas decoration To the observing
public there just the least bit Of irony In this sub
stitutlon Of tho imitation for the real
A story from modern life TO finish; IT seems too
good be uuc, but tho Ahehan takes oath upon
An old lady who lives within the shadow of tho
glldcd dome asked her son within tho week: ,,....
Who Is this sullivan hear tho people talking
"0h. hc &, pueili.t mother
a rus.ll,tf Mhoic docs he live ~
nshi hero in b.,,"h wncn he Is at home MAYOR
beard II him. but Lo,rpn il always getting mp
many new religions. ~, - wonder dont hnoy
about all Of tom. NIA' IL mo pds"ist' believes
.-tLo>tun AdNrItrcr
"Thc wichita Eagle OF which Marshall VI. Murdoch
Is the editor. IS OF the most remarkable boomers
of tho wcst Although includes the whole state OF
kan, IN s BOOM 1t Is especially devoted 10 the fort
uncs of wichita. which It terms the Marvellous city
OF tho Glorious West" the Peerless Princess Of tho
Iain." after the manner of tho continued stories.
And how would you like a book for Christmas
lrcsontl" asked Aunt Lucy.
should lihc 1t above all things replied GEORGE
who Is Iassionately fond of reading.
And would you rather have something with which
You are familiar. u book you never have read =
"Oh. something haven't read. by ali means
When George finds that tho book Aunt Lucy Is
going to give him something no never roads tho
IIblc. he viii understand what Shakespeare meant
whom he spoke of he ping tho word OF promise to our
ear and breaking 1t To our hopc.-loston Transcript.
"Thc British American" OF this city. is doing good
work In advocating tho natural cation OF all British
born residents of tho United States. But 1t is ttlo
surprising that British residents need be proddcd
this subject.
The rlpost scholars and the best editors living arc
selling sand TO suckers, or keeping books. or practs-
ing law and medicine. presiding over peanut
stand while all the editors, who through natural aWl-
tudo have drftcd into the business, don't Know any
thing about It. Its great pity, but of the lOoOo,
600 Infants born every year into tho United STATES,
@ 1900 1876 and nlne tcnths OF them are " editors
And OH jupiter How they could set the world ahie
II they only had all the editing to do for tho various
papers = Jacksonville News Herald
A captain In tho Navy IS 50 particular about his
hats that ho requires tho services OF an expert hat
maker I'm one OF tho big South Norwak factories to
mako his head gear Tho size OF this captains hat IS
No. 8.
Tho astuto editor OF the local third party organ I'M
dcr axes TO discuss the relations OF slavery with the
old parties and yet does not even know how 10 spri
Wing" No less than six times In ono article he gets
lt Wlggr His orthography IL on par with his ar
gumcnt-( Asbury Park Journal
Same boy" Aron't yon tho boy saw on Grswold-
this fo onoon !" he asked little shaver who sat
I'm a DOORWAY Michigan ave-
" / guess So"
"You were crying them
eyes,
"sad You had lost cont and couldn't buy your
tle sister any Christmas present.
"los that was me-"
"And gave you u Nickel"
eyes"
"And what did you do with It ~
Bought Two bananas. and here's mo shuckSl III
strike somebody else for tho Christmas prosont.'-
detroit FREQ Press.